Morocco beat Congo to set new record 16-match winning run

Morocco set a new world record of 16 consecutive international victories with Tuesday's 1-0 World Cup qualifying success over Congo in Rabat.

Fenerbahce forward Youssef En-Nesyri scored the only goal of the game for the Atlas Lions, who had already secured World Cup qualification earlier this month with a 5-0 trouncing of Niger.

"Record breaking. Our National Team makes HISTORY with 16 CONSECUTIVE WINS," the Moroccan national team said on its official X account.

"Unstoppable Lions," it added.

The shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists were the first African nation to qualify for next year's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Morocco -- whose run began on June 7, 2024 -- had shared the previous mark of 15 victories with Spain, whose winning run began during their Euro 2008 success and ended a year later in June 2009.

That surpassed a previous record set by France, who were European champions at the time, between March 2003 and February 2004.